Search Results - "Hamajima, N."

The relationship of brachial-ankle pulse wave velocity to future cardiovascular disease events in the general Japanese population: the Takashima Study by Takashima, N, Turin, T C, Matsui, K, Rumana, N, Nakamura, Y, Kadota, A, Saito, Y, Sugihara, H, Morita, Y, Ichikawa, M, Hirose, K, Kawakani, K, Hamajima, N, Miura, K, Ueshima, H, Kita, Y

“…Brachial-ankle pulse wave velocity (baPWV) is a non-invasive measure of arterial stiffness obtained using an automated system. Although baPWVs have been widely…”
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Glomerular hyperfiltration in prediabetes and prehypertension by OKADA, Rieko, YASUDA, Yoshinari, TSUSHITA, Kazuyo, WAKAI, Kenji, HAMAJIMA, Nobuyuki, MATSUO, Seiichi

“…This study aimed to investigate the associations of hyperfiltration and hypofiltration with prediabetes and prehypertension. The study subjects included 99 140…”
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Psychological effects of forest environments on healthy adults: Shinrin-yoku (forest-air bathing, walking) as a possible method of stress reduction by Morita, E, Fukuda, S, Nagano, J, Hamajima, N, Yamamoto, H, Iwai, Y, Nakashima, T, Ohira, H, Shirakawa, T

“…Abstract Objectives Shinrin-yoku (walking and/or staying in forests in order to promote health) is a major form of relaxation in Japan; however, its effects…”
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Comprehensive screening for a complete set of Japanese‐population‐specific filaggrin gene mutations by Kono, M., Nomura, T., Ohguchi, Y., Mizuno, O., Suzuki, S., Tsujiuchi, H., Hamajima, N., McLean, W. H. I., Shimizu, H., Akiyama, M.

“…Mutations in FLG coding profilaggrin cause ichthyosis vulgaris and are an important predisposing factor for atopic dermatitis. Until now, most case–control…”
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Prognostic Significance of p53 Alterations in Patients with Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer: A Meta-Analysis by MITSUDOMI, T, HAMAJIMA, N, OGAWA, M, TAKAHASHI, T

“…There is great controversy as to whether alteration of the p53 gene adversely affects survival of non-small cell lung cancer patients. The aim of this study…”
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Upper-normal waist circumference is a risk marker for metabolic syndrome in normal-weight subjects by Okada, R, Yasuda, Y, Tsushita, K, Wakai, K, Hamajima, N, Matsuo, S

“…Abstract Background and aims To elucidate implication of upper-normal waist circumference (WC), we examined whether the normal range of WC still represents a…”
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The number of metabolic syndrome components is a good risk indicator for both early- and late-stage kidney damage by Okada, R, Yasuda, Y, Tsushita, K, Wakai, K, Hamajima, N, Matsuo, S

“…Abstract Background and aims Renal hyperfiltration (early-stage kidney damage) and hypofiltration (late-stage kidney damage) are common in populations at high…”
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Intensive Smoking-cessation Intervention in the Dental Setting by Hanioka, T., Ojima, M., Tanaka, H., Naito, M., Hamajima, N., Matsuse, R.

“…Smoking exerts detrimental effects on dental treatment and oral health. Our goal was to evaluate effectiveness in terms of the abstinence rate in…”
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PBSC collection from family donors in Japan: a prospective survey by Kodera, Y, Yamamoto, K, Harada, M, Morishima, Y, Dohy, H, Asano, S, Ikeda, Y, Nakahata, T, Imamura, M, Kawa, K, Kato, S, Tanimoto, M, Kanda, Y, Tanosaki, R, Shiobara, S, Kim, S W, Nagafuji, K, Hino, M, Miyamura, K, Suzuki, R, Hamajima, N, Fukushima, M, Tamakoshi, A, Halter, J, Schmitz, N, Niederwieser, D, Gratwohl, A

“…Severe adverse events (SAE) and late hematological malignancies have been reported after PBSC donation. No prospective data on incidence and risk factors have…”
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Indoor air pollution and its impact on children under five years old in Bangladesh by Khalequzzaman, M., Kamijima, M., Sakai, K., Chowdhury, N. A., Hamajima, N., Nakajima, T.

“…Indoor air concentrations of volatile organic compounds (VOCs), carbon monoxide (CO), carbon dioxide (CO2), nitrogen dioxide (NO2), and dust particles were…”
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Value of chemotherapy before allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation from an HLA-identical sibling donor for myelodysplastic syndrome by NAKAI, K, KANDA, Y, HAMAJIMA, N, KASAI, M, KATO, S, FUKUHARA, S, SAKAMAKI, H, OKAMOTO, S, KODERA, Y, TANOSAKI, R, TAKAHASHI, S, MATSUSHIMA, T, ATSUTA, Y

“…Allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (allo-SCT) is a curative treatment for myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS). The object of this study was to…”
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Association between dietary calcium and vitamin D intake and cervical carcinogenesis among Japanese women by Hosono, S, Matsuo, K, Kajiyama, H, Hirose, K, Suzuki, T, Kawase, T, Kidokoro, K, Nakanishi, T, Hamajima, N, Kikkawa, F, Tajima, K, Tanaka, H

“…Background/Objectives: To examine the association between dietary calcium and vitamin D intake and cervical neoplasia risk, we conducted a case–control study…”
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Effects of IL6 C-634G polymorphism on tooth loss and their interaction with smoking habits by Suma, S, Naito, M, Wakai, K, Sasakabe, T, Hattori, Y, Okada, R, Kawai, S, Hishida, A, Morita, E, Nakagawa, H, Tamura, T, Hamajima, N

“…Objective To examine the association between an IL6 (Interleukin‐6) polymorphism (C‐634G or rs1800796) and tooth loss, and an interaction between the…”
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ALDH2 polymorphisms and bone mineral density in an elderly Japanese population by YAMAGUCHI, J, HASEGAWA, Y, KAWASAKI, M, MASUI, T, KANOH, T, ISHIGURO, N, HAMAJIMA, N

“…Osteoporosis is a multifactorial genetic disease which greatly increases the risk of bone fracture in elderly persons. Four hundred and three recipients of a…”
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Tea and Coffee Consumption and the Risk of Digestive Tract Cancers: Data from a Comparative Case-Referent Study in Japan by Inoue, M., Tajima, K., Hirose, K., Hamajima, N., Takezaki, T., Kuroishi, T., Tominaga, S.

“…Objectives: The purpose of this study was to examine the hypothesis that tea and coffee consumption have a protective effect against development of digestive…”
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Interleukin 1B proinflammatory genotypes protect against gastro-oesophageal reflux disease through induction of corpus atrophy by ANDO, T, EL-OMAR, E. M, GOTO, Y, NOBATA, K, WATANABE, O, MAEDA, O, ISHIGURO, K, MINAMI, M, HAMAJIMA, N, GOTO, H

“…The relationship between Helicobacter pylori infection and gastro-oesophageal reflux disease (GORD) is controversial but it is accepted that GORD is associated…”
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Prognostic significance of CD56 expression for ALK-positive and ALK-negative anaplastic large-cell lymphoma of T/null cell phenotype by Suzuki, Ritsuro, Kagami, Yoshitoyo, Takeuchi, Kengo, Kami, Masahiro, Okamoto, Masataka, Ichinohasama, Ryo, Mori, Naoyoshi, Kojima, Masaru, Yoshino, Tadashi, Yamabe, Hirohiko, Shiota, Mami, Mori, Shigeo, Ogura, Michinori, Hamajima, Nobuyuki, Seto, Masao, Suchi, Taizan, Morishima, Yasuo, Nakamura, Shigeo

“…Anaplastic large cell lymphoma (ALCL) is a distinct entity of non-Hodgkin lymphoma, characterized by a proliferation of pleomorphic large lymphoid cells that…”
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Superior survival of blood and marrow stem cell recipients given maternal grafts over recipients given paternal grafts by TAMAKI, S, ICHINOHE, T, MATSUO, K, HAMAJIMA, N, HIRABAYASHI, N, DOHY, H

“…During the reproductive period, mothers and offspring exchange hematopoietic cells and develop a form of immunological tolerance bidirectionally. To examine…”
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Influence of smoking and CYP2C19 genotypes on H. pylori eradication success by SUZUKI, T., MATSUO, K., SAWAKI, A., WAKAI, K., HIROSE, K., ITO, H., SAITO, T., NAKAMURA, T., YAMAO, K., HAMAJIMA, N., TAJIMA, K.

“…CYP2C19 polymorphisms and smoking influence the efficacy of H. pylori eradication therapy, but interaction between the two have hitherto not been examined. A…”
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P1-525 Relationship between serum antioxidant vitamins and n-terminal pro-b-type natriuretic peptide in a general Japanese population by Suzuki, K, Ishii, J, Kitagawa, F, Kuno, A, Kusuhara, Y, Ochiai, J, Ito, Y, Hamajima, N, Inoue, T

“…IntroductionSeveral epidemiological studies have demonstrated that carotenoid relate inversely to cardiovascular disease incidence. However few studies have…”
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